LAS VEGAS – Urijah Faber beat Scott Jorgensen two ways in Saturday night’s main event: first gradually, and then all at once.

After frustrating Jorgensen with his speed for the better part of the first three rounds, Faber finally found the opening he was looking for in the fourth, when he took Jorgensen’s back after a successful takedown attempt and quickly locked up the rear-naked choke, forcing Jorgensen to submit at the 3:16 mark of the fourth round.

The bantamweight bout headlined The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It aired on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.

Although Jorgensen had his bright spots, especially when the fight stayed in the clinch, Faber kept the former Boise State wrestler off balance with takedowns and superior hand speed in the early rounds. Even when Jorgensen landed sharp elbows in close, Faber seemed unfazed. A guillotine attempt by Faber had Jorgensen in trouble in the first round, but the former WEC bantamweight champion fought through it and managed to go on the attack in the third.

Once the fighters came out for the fourth round, however, it was all Faber. Another takedown midway through the round led quickly to Faber taking Jorgensen’s back and locking up the figure-four body lock before slipping his forearm beneath his chin to force the tap with the rear-naked choke.

“I’ve known for a long time how tough Scott is, but I got to taste that firsthand just now,” Faber said after the win. “He got me with some good punches. We were going back and forth, and just incremental things at the highest level. He made a small mistake, and I was able to capitalize. He’ll be back. Hopefully we’ll fight for a belt some day.”

The victory is the second in a row for Faber (28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who still has yet to lose a non-title bout in his MMA career. Jorgensen (14-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has now lost three of his past four in the UFC.

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